Tag Archives: Michael Moore

Stossel, Sick in America, Part 4

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Continued from Part 3. Topics: Is “greed” the problem?  Should medicine be about profit?  Michael Moore: “Get the profit out.  Get the private health insurance company out of there.” Regina Herzlinger: Henry Ford cut the price of cars by half.  … Continue reading →

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Stossel, Sick in America, Part 2

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Continued from Part 1. Topics: pre-existing conditions Michael Moore on why insurers deny care (Moore did not confront insurance executives about this.) Stossel’s interview with an executive (Karen Ignagni, America’s Health Insurance Plans) claims denial rate, consumer satisfaction with coverage (sites a NY … Continue reading →

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Is health care like the fire department?

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Last week I challenged the view that health care should be a government service because it is allegedly like police protection.  A similar analogy is to the fire department.  Advocating single-payer health care, Michael Moore tells NPR: That you should … Continue reading →

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